Sweden won gold at the World Junior Championship last night, the first title for the Swedes since 2012. Blackhawks prospect Anton Frondell had a very good tournament. He was named the top forward in the tournament by the directorate (team management groups) and was also named one of the three forwards on the media’s all-tournament team .
“It was time for gold, and we did it. It’s amazing,” he said after the game.
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Bob Pulford, a four-time coach and four-time GM, dies at 89 ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athletic )
Bertuzzi’s efficient scoring, nonstop passion pulling Blackhawks back into the fight ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Blackhawks 3, Golden Knights 2 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athletic )
Analyzing Blackhawks’ slowly improving team stats from first half of 2025-26 season ( Sun-Times )
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Coming into Monday night, we already knew history was going to be made at the World Junior Championship. Sweden hadn’t won gold since 2012. Czechia hadn’t won the title since 2001. They faced each other for the 2026 championship.
Both squads had Blackhawks prospects on their top lines in the game.
For Sweden, Anton Frondell , the third overall pick by the Blackhawks in the 2025 NHL Draft, was tied for the tournament lead with five goals coming into the gold medal game. For Czechia, V...
On January 5th in 2011, Viktor Stalberg of the Chicago Blackhawks collected a hat trick of iron ringing the puck off both posts and the crossbar on a failed penalty shot attempt against Kari Lehtonen in the second period of a 2-2 match, extending his scoreless streak to 19 games.
In response to the miss the Swede remarked "it's hard to imagine that happening" whilst the Finn backstop conceded "I
How about these Chicago Blackhawks? After a brutal stretch of games in which they went 1-8-0 that began with the game against the Blues in which Connor Bedard got hurt, the increasingly young Blackhawks have flipped the script. They’re 4-1-1 in their last six — a stretch that includes two wins against the Dallas Stars and Sunday night’s win against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Those three wins against teams viewed as Western Conference powerhouses have been impressive in many ways. The fact ...
Welcome to the Game Day Thread for the games in the week of 1/5. Well that was some week, eh? Congratulations to Steven Stamkos on number 600! The Predators won the week winning 3 out of 4 games.
Another four game week ahead – but hey no late ones!
Games this week are:
Tuesday 1/6 at Edmonton Oilers 8pm Central on FanDuel and ESPN
Thursday 1/8 vs New York Islanders 7pm Central on ESPN+/Hulu
Saturday 1/10 vs Chicago Blackhawks 7pm Central on FanDuel and ESPN
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Analyzing Blackhawks’ slowly improving team stats from first half of 2025-26 season ( Sun-Times )
Surging Blackhawks hope Bedard, Nazar return to a reinvented, more versatile team ( The Athletic )
RECAPS: Blackhawks 3, Capitals 2 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
Teravainen excited to fulfill Olympic d...
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Game Preview
The Blackhawks played in Washington on Saturday evening and flew home to face the Vegas Golden Knights. Chicago has been terrible in the second half of back-to-backs this year. They’ll need to change the scripts against a good Vegas team.
But… Vegas comes into this one banged up on the back end and with questions about their goaltending. The Golden Knights have lost three straight and are 3-5-2 in their last 10 games. The Blackhawks will have a good shot tonight.
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Fresh off their second win in a row, the Blackhawks are back in action on Sunday night, hosting the Vegas Golden Knights at the United Center.
These two teams met in Vegas one month ago, with the Hawks unable to hold on to a late lead before ultimately losing 4-3 in the shootout . That win was part of a hot stretch for VGK, which won six of seven in late November and early December. But it’s been all downhill since, with the Knights losing seven of their last eight games, including a 4-3 ...
The Blackhawks had a good nice in our nation’s capital last night, beating the Washington Capitals 3-2 in a (lengthy) shootout . With the win, the Hawks are now 3-1-1 in their last five games (three of which required a skills competition). And the Blackhawks remain undefeated in 2026.
But the Vegas Golden Knights were in Chicago for a Saturday practice and comfortable dinner. We know the Blackhawks have been bad in the second half of back-to-backs this season. Let’s see if they can put so...
The bookmakers really like the Vegas Golden Knights to beat the Chicago Blackhawks in their clash on Sunday, Jan. 4, with the visiting Golden Knights given moneyline odds of -267, and the Blackhawks at +216.
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Golden Knights vs. Blackhawks Favorite, Moneyline, Total
Favorite: Golden Knights (-267)
Underdog: Blackhawks (+216)
Total: 6
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Best Golden Knights vs. Blackhawks Prop Bets
Player & Team
Odds to Score a Goal
Goals & Games Played
Jack Eichel, Golden Knights
+135
12 G in 32 GP
Tomas Hertl, Golden Knights
+170
15 G in 39 GP
Mark Stone, Golden Knights
+175
11 G in 23 GP
Pavel Dorofeyev, Golden Knights
+175
16 G i...
Chicago couldn’t hang on to a third-period lead but picked up a second point via the shootout, defeating the Capitals 3-2 in Washington on Saturday night.
Chicago took an early 1-0 lead just 73 seconds into the game when Ryan Donato was left all alone in front of the Washington net to tip home a point shot from Ilya Mikheyev:
GOAL: Ryan Donato tips in Ilya Mikheyev's shot to open the scoring! pic.twitter.com/NXG5FLuGiD — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) January 4, 2026
About 3:30 la...
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Game Preview
After a big home win to start the new year against Dallas at the United Center, the Blackhawks start a tough weekend back-to-back in Washington against Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals. The Caps come in just 3-6-1 in their last 10 games and in fourth place in the Atlantic Division, but they have the best goal differential (plus-15) in the division. Go figure.
We’ll see if the Blackhawks can bring the same formula they employed against the Stars into this game and stay warm in the new calend...
The Blackhawks kick off a pair of weekend games with a stop in the nation’s capital on Saturday night, as they’re in DC to face the Washington Capitals.
The last time Chicago was in Washington for a game, it narrowly avoided becoming a part of league history, as Alex Ovechkin only tied Wayne Gretzky’s career mark for goals scored during a 5-3 Capitals win . A season down the road, Ovechkin continues defying Father Time with 34 points (15 G, 19 A) in 41 games this season despite turning 40...
On January 1st in 2009, the Detroit Red Wings played the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL's outdoor Winter Classic at Wrigley Field. In a city famous for crime and corruption, I suppose it's not surprising that Chicago afternoon ended cloaked in controversy.
Fresh off a 6-4 victory in The Friendly Confines, Henrik Zetterberg handed his game stick to 14 year-old Wings&
The Blackhawks picked up their second win over the Dallas Stars in less than a week, knocking off their Central Division foes 4-3 at the United Center on Thursday night.
Chicago scored first at the 11:48 mark of the first when Arytom Levshunov capped a period of sustained offensive pressure during a power play:
GOAL: Artyom Levshunov finishes off an amazing sequence in the O-zone with a snipe. What a shift. pic.twitter.com/uwHGQ55GAw — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) January 2, 2026
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Chicago Blackhawks head coach Jeff Blashill thinks Hockey Canada made a huge mistake leaving off Connor Bedard from the recently announced roster. Blashill came to the defense of his star player, who is currently on the IR with a shoulder injury. Blashill feels Bedard can help Canada win a gold medal, and be a huge reason for their success, much like he's seen in Chicago this season. I have a ton of respect for how hard these decisions are. Honestly, Canada, the U.S., Sweden, you h...
For the second time in six days, the Blackhawks and Stars have a hockey date arranged, with Thursday’s events shifting venues to the United Center.
Chicago won that prior meeting 4-3 with the aid of the shootout , with rookie Nick Lardis providing the winning tally during the final gimmick portion of the game to give the Hawks’ a much-needed pair of points, as that was one of Chicago’s three victories in the month of December and only win in the last nine games.
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RECAPS: Islanders 3, Blackhawks 2 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks want more physicality, nastiness from their friendly group of defensemen ( Sun-Times )
Are the young Blackhawks hitting the wall? Another step toward NHL experience ( The Athletic )
Bedard resumes skating as Jeff Blashill defends Blackhawks’ desire to improve ( Sun-Times )
Foligno’s return adds a little depth to decimated fo...
The Chicago Blackhawks erased a two-goal deficit after the first to earn a point, but ultimately fell 3-2 in a shootout to the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.
The Islanders opened the scoring less than three minutes into the game. After forcing a turnover, Simon Holmstrom dropped a centering pass to Calum Ritchie, who snapped a wrister past Spencer Knight to give New York an early 1-0 lead.
Holmstrom sets up Ritchie to open the scoring pic.twitter.com/Gq0FwgFA3d — BHF (@Bl...
The New York Islanders picked up a two goal lead early, only to let it slip away from them in the second period. It’s becoming a bit of a bad habit lately that the team just stops playing with a lead, and letting teams like the Blackhawks sans Connor Bedard and Frank Nazar get back […]